Quote Originally Posted by Rudypoo4444 View Post
Now for my idea. I have a 10ft jon boat and I just bought a small outboard motor to go on the back. Do you think I could use it to fish this section of the river? I was thinking with an outboard, I could float all the way to the mouth of the river, where it meets the Green River, then I could motor back up to the ramp. I think that the boat and motor may have a shallower draft than the peddle drive of my kayak, so I could get through the shallow spot just before the ramp.

Also, would this be a decent setup to fish sections of the Green River?
I have done that trip twice, like you, before the dam was taken out (foolishly imo). We always did it with two people/cars and actually paddled back upstream to Houchin's Ferry on the Green.

I think what you will find now is you are going to be dragging through several riffles until you get down to the mouth. From there I don't have any idea what it looks like going back upstream the Green to Houchin's. I bet it is plenty deep but you may want to get out to drag through some fast sections and riffles.

My opinion is that MCNP (and the COE) has completely screwed up the river. The first by insisting that the dam get removed. The second entity by not taking care of the dam in the first place when it was put into caretaker status. They certainly did not care for it. On top of MCNP wanting it gone they did not have a plan in place for how in the heck people are supposed to get from Brownsville to the north side of the park. It makes the trip you are speaking of logistically a much longer deal due to having to go all the way around and use the bridge in Brownsville.

That stretch is an ambitious one day trip if you do much fishing at all. If you are just paddling it it is a 3/4 day trip. Makes a nice overnighter though.

Last MCNP gripe. They now require you to wear a life jacket the entire time you are on the water within the park. I am not sure when we let NP's have governance over navigable waterways but apparently they are doing it.